Dane's 2021-2022 season sees his return to Opera Memphis as the tortured Canio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. He makes a return to Opera in the Heights to debut the title role of Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore, he will debut Verdi's Messa da Requiem as a guest soloist at his alma mater Butler University, he debuts New Jersey Festival Orchestra for The Three Tenors Holiday Concert, he returns to Maryland Opera for a livestreamed concert, he reprises Scalia in Derrick Wang's Scalia/Ginsburg with Penn Square Music Festival and Opera in the Heights, makes two house debuts as Rodolfo (Newport Classical and Opera Birmingham), reprises Lensky in Eugene Onegin with Opera in the Heights, and makes a role and house debut as Pollione in Norma with Festival Opera. Dane was also featured in concert with his wife for Il Cenacolo Club of San Francisco in August.